Visual Outcomes in Pediatric Optic Pathway Glioma after Conformal Radiation Therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-51

  Awdeh, Richard M ^a   Kiehna, Erin N ^a   Drewry, Richard D ^b   Kerr, Natalie C ^b   Haik, Barrett G ^b   Wu, Shengjie ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Merchant, Thomas E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioma; Pediatrics; Radiotherapy; Vision

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; GLIOMA; PRIMARY RADIATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHEMOTHERAPY; PEDIATRICS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; TUMORS; VISION;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84865692361     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.10.067     Document Type: Article

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